Monday, March 21, 2011

Plastic bags . . . . . gotta have them by the hundreds when you own cats! They are my item of choice when it comes to cleaning out litterboxes. I know it isn't in to request plastic bags when you're in the stores, but it is one way to recycle them!

My friends save them for me . . . . one friend even mails them to me! And they get jammed in the closet and look terrible! Not anymore, because I'm now carrying a plastic bag caddy in the Etsy shop!

These storage bags will hold a lot of plastic bags - big opening at the top to stuff them all in, and a smaller opening at the bottom to allow one bag to be dispensed at a time!

This is the purrfect item for showing off some cute cat fabric! You can organize and be stylish at the same time!

Is your cat a kneader? There is something so precious about watching a cat knead. I guess because it is comforting to them. It takes them back to their kittenhood when they kneaded on their Mommy's belly before nursing.

I recently made some kneading blankies for the shop. These can be used to protect a favorite chair, sofa, or bed where your cat likes to nap. Or it can be placed on your lap if your kitty is a lap cat. Made from fleece, these kneading blankies are the most pawsome place to knead!

Here is handsome Tigger chillaxin on his kneading blankie.

When my cat, Calvin, joined Catster, he started an I Knead You group. The group has 784 members - all cats that like to knead (and a few that drool while they knead!).

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Hazel Lucy became an angel today. She was 13 years old, and was very loved by her Mom, Julie, and by her thousands of Catster friends.

She was a big cheerleader for The Cat in the Clover, and I will always love her for that! She was a Catster legend, and started so many traditions that will continue. It was a sad day on Catster. If you aren't a part of a supportive group like Catster, it might be difficult to understand, but we really care about each other's cats, and we grieve when sad things happen.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

I'm pleased to announce a new line of party hats for cats (and small doggies) in my Etsy shop!

A Catster friend asked if I could make a birthday hat for her cat, so it inspired me to design something that would actually fit either in front of or behind cats' ears. Most hats have to fit over one or both ears, and cats don't like that very much!

These hats appear flat but they actually have lightweight cardboard and fiberfill inside. Their design allows me to ship them at a lower cost because they fit in an envelope rather than a box!

They also have an adjustable slide to snuggly fit under any cat's neck. Here is Inky modeling a hat that matches his fur!

Samoa is all pooped out after partying in her hat!

Newman gladly shows cats how to get the hat off with one swipe of a paw! Gotta love that Newman for his demonstration abilities!